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Is carrying a dripper that much lighter?
Bear bones meths stove, smallish alpkit ti mug, sea2summit x-cup plus the munie tetra drip or gsi java drip will not weigh much at all and would mostly pack into the mug. Could chuck in a ti windshield/ pot stand for not much more of a weight penalty too.
I'll weigh the above bits in a bit and see what it totals.
IMO: Jetboil (& equivalents) weight penalty is good for when the weather is shite and you just want to boil and go. I'd not use mine for cooking, just to heat water.
Is carrying a dripper that much lighter?
Dripper means 2 cups (one as the kettle, one for the cup) (EDIT: I just realised you can't drink out of a french press so would need a second cup anyway...obviously...sorry for being dense. I haven't...had my coffee...)
The PX french press
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CPJOCUPPRES/jobsworth-cup-with-coffee-press
is just one cup, with a plunger, could pair it with a "minimal" stove.
They do have a jetboil type thing with a plunger
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CPJOJX2CS/jobsworth-java-x2-outdoor-cooking-system
Which is probably quite heavy, but if you're going to take a jetboil stove type thing for cooking anyway it might not be too bad?
I have not used either, but have been thinking about getting the cup with plunger.